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NIH Censorship (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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In our recently submitted grants we had to change “traumatic brain injury” to “concussive brain injury” and “male and female mice” to “male and non-male mice” because traumatic and female are now verboten words that can get our grants killed. It’s insanity.

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[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

I think the male is a bit hostile and problematic too. It should be non-male and non-female

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Can't use the word female in any context so it would have to be non-male and non-non-male.

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I prefer "those who is" and "those who ain't." Binary and inclusive.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Is you is, or is you ain't my baby.

[-] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just strip the distinction at this point.

this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2025
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